SEASON 2021/2022
13.06.2022 Guest speaker Mr. Ülo Isberg, Head of the International Foreign section and a Member of the Advisory Board of the Reserve Officers Association of Estonia (EROK). Topic: “The history of the Estonian Kalev battalion from conception to its role in the Independence War of Estonia.”.
30.05.2022 Guest speakers “Rotaract Latvia”. Topic: “Rotaract mission”.
23.05.2022 Guest speaker Charter member Mr. Tõnis Arro, a serial entrepreneur, headhunter, and coach. Topic: “Funny moments related to headhunting work”.
09.05.2022 Guest speaker Mr. Tiit Aleksejev, writer, chairman of the Estonian Writers’ Union. Topic: “Crisis and literature in the Estonian contex”.
25.04.2022 Guest speaker Club member Dr. Zaza Tsereteli, Senior Advisor at the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services. Topic: “Our Club Charity Project Idea”.
18.04.2022 Guest speaker Mr. Peep Jahilo, Secretary General at the Office of the President of Estonia.
11.04.2022 Guest speaker Mr. Raivo Vare, Expert on Russian economy and geopolitics. Topic: “Economy and war in Ukraine”.
04.04.2022 Guest speaker Cmd. Jüri Saska, Commander of the Estonian Navy. Topic: “Naval dimension in Ukrainian war”.
28.03.2022 Guest speakers Kristi Peegel & Kati Ernits, MTÜ Eesti Laste ja Noorte Diabeedi Ühing. Topic: “Hypoalert dogs trainning”.
21.03.2022 Guest speaker Mr. Eerik-Niiles Kross, Estonian MP, Member of Foreign Commission. Topic: “Ukraine”.
14.03.2022 Guest speaker Mrs. Anu Viltrop, Board member Eesti Pagulasabi/ Estonian Refugee Council (ERC). Topic: “ERC activities, Ukraine crisis”.
07.03.2022 Guest speaker Mr. Magnus Saar, Director of Estonian Center for Defence Investment. Topic: “Investing in defence in turbulent times”.
28.02.2022 Guest speaker Club member Mr. Idir Laurent Khiar, Privacy & ICT Lawyer. Topic: “Smart grids 5G and the data law”.
21.02.2022 Guest speaker H.E. Mr. Eric Lamouroux, Ambassador of France to Estonia.
07.02.2022 Guest speaker H.E. Mr. Archil Karaulashvili, Ambassador of Georgia to Estonia.
24.01.2022 Guest speaker Mr. Tarmo Kase, CEO of “Ober-Haus Real Estate Advisors”. Topic: “Real Estate market today and trends”.
17.01.2022 Guest speaker Club member Mr. Alan Page-Duffy.
10.01.2022 Guest speaker H.E. Mr. Sven Sakkov, Ambassador of Estonia to Finland.
06.12.2021 Guest speaker Mr. Peeter Tali, former deputy director of STRATCOM Centre of Excellence. Topic “Cognitive Battle Room ”.
29.11.2021 Guest speaker Mr. Kaspar Kaljuvee, Real Estate entrepreneur. Topic “Real Estate in Estonia and EstateGuru”.
22.11.2021 Guest speaker Mr. Raphaël De Vivans, EFMC consulting. Topic “EU fund horizons”.
15.11.2021 Guest speaker Brig-Gen. Riho Ühtegi, Chief of the Defence League. Topic “Volunteers contribution to the Defence in a tense security situation”.
08.11.2021 Guest speaker Mrs. Kyllike Sillaste-Elling, Director of Department of NATO and Transatlantic Relations MFA. Topic “NATO and European security”.
01.11.2021 Guest speaker Mr. Julian Kaljuvee, entrepreneur Topic “Longevity and ageing reversal”.
25.10.2021 Guest speaker Mr. Karl-Erik Laanet, wine and spirits specialist. Topic “French Wines: inside and beyond”. Event takes place at Türi street 3, involvig tasting.
18.10.2021 Guest speaker H.E Else Berit Eikland, Ambassador of Norway. Topic “Norway’s Arctic identity”.
11.10.2021Guest speaker Mr. Meelis Kitsing, Rector of Estonian Business School. Topic “Chinese investments into European digital platforms”.
04.10.2021 Guest speaker Dr. Eduard Maron, professor of psychiatry at The Imperial College London and Tartu University. Topic “The mental health pandemic”.
27.09.2021 Guest speaker Mrs. Eva- Maria Liimets, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.
20.09.2021 visit to Maxime Trijol Cognac room.
13.09.21 Guest speaker Marek Strandberg, innovation editor at Postimees. Topic: “The anatomy and physiology of Green Deal”. Marek Strandberg is a scientist, inventor, politician and journalist who’s works has covered many fields of life and who is known for his courageous statements and innovative ideas.
06.09.21 First official meeting of the season. Speaker Club member Tim Sennett. The title of the presentation: “Denying the Holocaust – the shrinking assault on truth and memory”.
SEASON 2020/2021
14.09.20 First official meeting of the season. Guest speaker: GERT ANTSU.
21.09.20 Guest speaker PRIIT RAID: Intercultural Management with focus on Asia. Priit has has spent most of his career across Asia managing full P&L of European companies while reporting to group CEOs headquartered in France. He has been working for multinational companies like Comeca and Idealec (Mersen), majors spin-offs from large industrial groups like Alstom, Areva (Framatome) and Westinghouse. He started his career in Europe working for Schneider Electric and its partner Harju Elekter.
19.10.20 Guest speaker KAAREL PIIRIMÄE, historian, PhD. 2009 (Cambridge University) “Estonia, the Baltic Question and the ‘Big Three’ Allies in World War Two”. The title of his presentation is the same as the title of his recent book in Estonian: “… Baltic States are as good as Russian”. Some of his articles in English can be found here.
26.10.20 Charter Member MARTIN HIRVOJA, Attorney, Of Counsel at Magnusson Law Office: Criminal procedure in Estonia – a selection of controversial topics from the viewpoint of a defense attorney.
31.10.20 15.30-17.30 Junimperium distillery tour: History of Gin, history and story of Junimperium Distillery, introduction and botanicals of all 6 Junimperium gins, tasting of 4 Junimperium gins, visit the distillery area and of course, the signature Junimperium Blended Dry gin Gin & Tonic. Pre-registration required (contact club treasurer Jaanus Pikani).
2.11.2020 Guest speaker KALMAR KURS, the head of Foreign Relations at the Ministry of Culture: How is Estonian culture promoted abroad today and what should we do in order to make Estonian culture more international?” Kalmar Kurs will speak about how Estonian culture is promoted internationally today, who are the main counterparts and which resources are available at the moment. And how should we proceed, update and startup it in the years to come.
9.11.2020 Guest speaker XIAOTIAN ZHANG, Prof. Dr. Vice-Rector, Estonian Business School: “Digitalization & E-Commerce Development in China“.
23.11.20030 Guest speaker – our newest member Tony Lock, a researcher on organised crime: ‘Is the IT-Induced Configuration of Extra-legal Governance in the London Borough of Westminster by New York and West Coast Mafias a Category Mistake? How can Legislation be Enhanced for Successful Prosecution? A real-life crime study.’
30.11.2020 Guest speaker: Marti Aavik, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Postimees: “The Garden of Opinions. Journalism of a very small nation – is there anything special?”
18.01.2021 Guest Speaker – Colonel Raivo Tamm of the Estonian Defence Force: ‘Unmanned Traffic Management’
25.01.2021 Guest speaker – Michael Buchler, Data Protection Officer Nordics & Baltics at Manpower Group: ‘The Role of a Data Protection Officer & Privacy in 2021’
01.02.2021 Guest speaker – James Sherr OBE, Senior Fellow, Estonian Foreign Policy Institute and Associate Fellow, Royal Institute of International Affairs (“Chatham house”): ‘Getting Russia Right’
08.02.2021 Guest speaker – Andres Parmas, Prosecutor-General of the Republic of Estonia: ‘Corruption and other White Collar Crimes’
15.02.2021 Speaker – Club Member Leho Nolvak, owner, Air Tours Estonia: ‘The State of the Travel Industry’
01.03.2021 Guest Speaker – Mrs Eva-Maria Liimets, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Estonia
08.03.2021. Guest Speaker Ilmar Raag, Film Director, Expert of Strategic Communication, Chief of Toompea Malevkond at Estonian Defence League: – “Counter-insurgency. Why leading Western military doctrine of the last 20 years have failed (so far)?“
Starting from US experience from Vietnam, French adventures in Algeria etc., the Western military thinking elaborated a theory that would marry a military action with Western values of nation-building? However, we see today that wars in Iraq and Afghanistan can hardly be assessed as victorious. We have won almost all battles but lost those wars. Why? The answer speaks not so much about military tactics, but more about the nature of human societies.
15.03.2021 Guest Speaker – Mr Andres Sutt, Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology of the Republic of Estonia – POSTPONED
MAY 2021
10th May – Lasse Tur, Norwegian photographer & Old Tallinn enthusiast talks about his work as an aerial photographer and photo artist.
17th May – Tarmo Soomere, President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Connecting science, society and policy: the experience of a small country
24th May – Jeremy Casdagli, Co-proprietor of D’Boiss and owner of the venerable Casdagli cigar company, The Casdagli family: Ottoman Merchants, Industrial revolution, la Belle Epoque and Cuban intrigues.
31st May – Captain Herkki Haldre, owner Sunlines Cruises, will talk about cape horners and a somewhat peculiar Estonian maritime situation from thru Soviet-era till present.
SEASON 2019/2020
JANUARY 2019
08.01.19 Abdelrahman Bayrekdar, Charter Member of RC Tallinn Global, Head of Financial Shared Service center for Konecranes: “The battle for talents in Estonia”
15.01.19 Annar Alas, Charter Member of RC Tallinn Global, owner of Coffeepeople: “World business of coffee and is it really the same drink that is sold for 50 cents and 3 euros?”
22.01.19 Invited Guest Speaker Lauri Mälksoo, Professor of International Law at Tartu University, Member of Estonian Academy of Sciences: “Estonia’s Relations with Russia and International Law”
29.01.19 THIS MEETING TAKES PLACE IN SAVOY HOTEL, (WALKING DISTANCE FROM OUR USUAL PALACE HOTEL)
Invited Guest Speakers: Egle Kask, President of Tallinn Reval RC and President Elect Gretta Oltjer-Timberg will introduce Tallinn Reval Rotary Club’s main charity projects Päikesegala and Päikeselaager.
FEBRUARY 2019
12. 02.2019 Invited guest speaker Mr Matti Maasikas, Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia: “What have we learned from Brexit – so far…”
19.02.19 Ants Promann, Charter Member of RC Tallinn Global, former executive in bakery industry: “The Story of Estonian Rye Bread and Bakery Industry”.
26.02.19 Invited guest speaker: Grzegorz Kozlowski, Ambassador of Poland to Estonia. Topic to be announced.
MARCH 2019
5.03.2019 Invited guest speaker Aavo Kokk , Managing Partner, negotiator of large corporate and real-estate transactions @Catella CF, former Editor in Chief of Eesti Ekspress and Publisher of Eesti Päevaleht, part of the restructuring task force of Estonian Savings Bank and leader of the task force that designed Estonian tax system. His topic is: “Real estate investments in the Baltics today and tomorrow”‘
12.03.19. Invited guest speaker Hardo Pajula, Economist, Founder and leader of Edmund Burke Society: “New Left – Their Agenda and Tactics”
19.03.19 Invited guest speaker: Victor Guzun, Managing Partner (Guzun Consulting OÜ), Lecturer (TalTech), Former Ambassador of Moldova to Estonia, topic to be announced.
26.03.19. Invited guest speaker: Riccardo Larini, Acting Director (Tallinn European School)
APRIL 2019
02.04.2019 Invited guest speaker Raimonds Jansons, Ambassador of Latvia to Estonia
16.04.19 Invited guest speaker Aivar Jaeski (RB RAIL AS, Country Manager, Estonia, and Finland): Rain Baltica as a Global Project – milestones and prospects.
30.04.19 Invited guest speaker: Sven Sakkov, director of ICDS, a defense and foreign affairs think-tank (Lennart Meri Conference. ABCD. Diplomaatia, EFPI): “Estonian Security and Changing World Order”.
MAY 2019
7.05.19 Krum Garkov, Charter Member of RC Tallinn Global, Executive Director of at eu-LISA (The European Agency for Operational Management of Large-scale information systems): “Technology in context: how technologies support border management and internal security in Europe.”
14.05.19 Guest speaker, AI expert Marc LeCoultre: AI Demystified
21.05.19 Guest speaker, Ambassador of Finnish Republic to Estonia Timo Kantola
28.5.19 Charter member of RCTG Tonis Arro, headhunter and HR-tech entrepreneur: “Why hiring often goes wrong and how (big) data and AI can help us to reduce the risk of hiring mistakes”.
JUNE 2019
04.06.19 Charter member of RCTG Ilian Mdjarov, strategy planning officer of EU-Lisa: “What is Critical Thinking – why do we need it and why people often lack it?”
11.06.19 Charter Member of RCTG Soren Lovring, National Coordinator for UNESCO Associated School Program for Baltic Sea Project: “What can Nature Teach Us?”
SEASON 2018/2019
18.09.18 Presentation by Jesse Wojtkowiak, Charter Member of RC Tallinn Global, head of information security, Pipedrive: ” Cyber from 10 000 Meters – current state and future of cybersecurity and how this is going to change the world in some very familiar ways”
25.09.18 Business Meeting
02.10.18 Visit by District Governor of RI, Irmeli Viherluoto-Lindström
16.10.18 Leho Nõlvak, Charter Member of RC Tallinn Global: Rotary and Round Table – history and personal experience.
23.10.18 Ilian Madjarov, Charter Member of RC Tallinn Global, Club Secretary: “10 reasons to visit Bulgaria”
30.10.18 Invited guest speaker Dr. Ludger Kühnhardt, Bonn University: “Renewing the European Union – Conditions, Challenges, Options.”, introduced by RC Tallinn Global Charter Member Vlad Vernygora
06.11.18 Jaanus Pikani, Charter Member of RC Tallinn Global: Artificial Insemination – “Ethical, Legal and Practical issues in Estonia and Globally”.
13.11.18 Invited guest speaker Allan Martinson, executive, entrepreneur, investor: “Self-driving vehicles – present and future” introduced by Charter President Tõnis Arro
20.11.18 Invited guest speaker Baldur Kubo, member of Tartu Toome RC: “Where is my border of privacy in the world of Big Data?” We will be discussing in the World Cafe format, what information about us and our companies is accessible to third parties. Who can access that information and where is the line of no return, when trust gets broken. The goal is not just to entertain but raise the awareness for informed decision making.
27.11.18 Business meeting (club’s practicalities, elections etc)
04.12.18 Invited guest speaker Doris Danler, Ambassador, Repulic of Austria in Estonia: “Estonian-Austrian relations and preliminary conclusions from the Austrian EU-presidency”.
11.12.18 Festive Season’s Dinner (Club members and guests avec, dress code, place to be announced separately, invitation only for visitors)
18.12.18 – till 08.01.19 Holiday Season, i.e. no official meetings take place, but members who are not travelling may still gather for informal meeting. Visiting Rotarians – please do contact Club President and Secretary for more information.